Carnes Funeral Home

Funeral Services will be Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 3:00 PM at Crestview Memorial Park Mausoleum 1917 Archer City Hwy Wichita Falls, TX 76302.  Burial will follow in the Cemetery.Howard was born August 24, 1959, in Wichita Falls to Howard Paul and Lenore Lane.  He attended schools there and Technical School in Waco, TX.  He was currently employed by Galveston ISD and previously worked for Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX and Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi.He is survived by his wife Gregoria Rios Lane; sister, Linda Watson; son, Jonathan Lane (Cori) of Brundidge, AL; stepchildren Antonio (Sonia) Salgado, Balbina Courville (Wayne Carroll), Maria D Yeh, Facuna Nava, Mena Norman, Reynaldo Nava, Juan (Endina) Barrera, Maria Barrera (Luis Cervantes), Isidra Molina; beloved  step grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is also mourned by numerous family and friends.Memorials may be sent to Carnes Funeral Home, 3100 Gulf Freeway, Texas City, TX 77591 or Saturday to the Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery.Read or Share this story: http://wtrne.ws/2sYHM4H...

Leslie Ray "Popeye" Charping, who died at the end of January, was one of those people who left an impression on his family, albeit hardly a positive one.Charping was 74 when he died of cancer on Jan. 30, and according to his obituary, it “was 29 years longer than expected and much longer than he deserved.”The obituary appeared on the Carnes Funeral Home webpage and quickly gained widespread readership online, not because of its sweetness and tender tribute, but because of the biting reality of a life, that in the view of his family and acquaintances, just wasn’t well-lived.“Leslie's life served no other obvious purpose, he did not contribute to society or serve his community and he possessed no redeeming qualities besides quick whited (sic) sarcasm which was amusing during his sober days.”The obituary was written by Charping’s daughter, Sheila Smith, who went on to describe the habits of a man prone to numerous get-rich-quick schemes, substance abuse and womanizing, verbally abusing his family and lawlessness.Smith recently appeared in a phone interview on a Houston area radio program to explain the obituary had to be truthful to allow healing for herself her family and anyone else associated with Charping. Smith described a father’s fiery temper that only served to alienate his family from him and caused everyone a great deal of heartache.Charping ultimately made his peace with God on his deathbed, and according to a caretaker was remorseful in the end for the pain he’d caused.Despite the pain, Smith wept for her father.Charping was cremated, and his family, at their father’s request, held no memorial service for him.Below is the obituary in its entirety:"Leslie Ray 'Popeye' Charping was born in Galveston on November 20, 1942 and passed away January 30, 2017, which was 29 years longer than expected and much longer than he deserved. Leslie battled with cancer in his latter years and lost his battle, ultimately due to being the horses ass he was known for. He leaves behi...

Charping lived “29 years longer than expected and much longer than he deserved,” the obituary said.His family’s final tribute described him as “abusive” with a commitment to “drinking, drugs, womanizing and being generally offensive.”“Leslie’s life served no other obvious purpose, he did not contribute to society or serve his community and he possessed no redeeming qualities besides quick whited [sic] sarcasm which was amusing during his sober days,” said the obituary, which apparently crashed the Carnes Funeral Home website by Friday night.“He leaves behind 2 relieved children; a son Leslie Roy Charping and daughter, Shiela Smith along with six grandchildren and countless other victims including an ex-wife, relatives, friends, neighbors, doctors, nurses and random strangers,” the obit continues.The Chronicle reported that Charping had several convictions in Harris County over the years: assault in 1979; assaulting a family member by pouring hot liquid on his wife in 2008; and a violating of restraining order in 2009, when he threatened to kill a female relative.His obituary said he would receive no funeral. Instead, he was to be cremated and kept in a barn until the family donkey’s wood shavings run out.“Leslie’s passing proves that evil does in fact die,” the obituary said, “and hopefully marks a time of healing and safety for all.”...